Man robbed and beaten in own home

A man suffered a terrifying ordeal when he was beaten and robbed in his own home.

22.04.2014

A man suffered a terrifying ordeal when he was beaten and robbed in his own home.

According to police, the robbery began shortly after midnight on Monday at the man's home in Berg, close to Colmar-Berg.

The man was alerted to the intruders when his dog began barking and he went to investigate. Three masked people approached him, knocked him to the ground and tied him up, demanding money and gold.

They beat the victim repeatedly until he gave in and emptied the contents of a wall safe.

The robbers then fled, leaving the victim tied to a chair. The man was eventually able to free himself and contact police. He suffered serious injuries to the face and back and was taken to hospital.

The three masked raiders were described as follows:

One man was around 1.7 metres tall, thin and armed with a pocket knife and iron bar. He was wearing black trainers. The second was of similar height, stocky and spoke with an Eastern European language and also spoke in German.

The third man was around 1.8 metres tall, spoke an Eastern European language as well as French.

Anyone with information related to this armed robbery is urged to call Luxembourg police on 113.